Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of funding for the NHS was allocated to NHS continuing healthcare in the (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 financial year.

NHS Continuing Healthcare is funded by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) from their overall revenue allocations. It is for CCGs to make decisions on funding based on the needs of their local populations, however, when someone is assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare, CCGs are responsible for funding the full care package to meet their assessed needs.

In 2016/17, the overall spend for NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care was £3,112,362. It is estimated that is approximately 2.9% of the overall 2016/17 NHS Mandate revenue allocation.

In 2017/18, the overall spend for NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care was £3,152,965. It is estimated that is approximately 2.9% of the overall 2017/18 NHS Mandate revenue allocation.